80_FR_24377 80 FR 24294 - United Nuclear Corporation; Church Rock Facility

80 FR 24294 - United Nuclear Corporation; Church Rock Facility

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FR Document2015-10129

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has received an application from United Nuclear Corporation for an amendment of Materials License No. SUA-1475. The amendment would change License Condition 30.A by adding two new monitoring wells that are already in service, and License Condition 30.C by removing requirements for work that has been completed. These changes are administrative in nature.

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[Docket No. 40-8907, NRC-2013-0036]


United Nuclear Corporation; Church Rock Facility

AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

ACTION: License amendment application; opportunity to request a hearing 
and to petition for leave to intervene.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has received an 
application from United Nuclear Corporation for an amendment of 
Materials License No. SUA-1475. The amendment would change License 
Condition 30.A by adding two new monitoring wells that are already in 
service, and License Condition 30.C by removing requirements for work 
that has been completed. These changes are administrative in nature.

DATES: A request for a hearing or petition for leave to intervene must 
be filed by June 29, 2015.

ADDRESSES: Please refer to Docket ID NRC-2013-0036 when contacting the 
NRC about the availability of information regarding this document. You 
may obtain publicly-available information related to this document 
using any of the following methods:
     Federal Rulemaking Web site: Go to http://www.regulations.gov and search for Docket ID NRC-2013-0036. Address 
questions about NRC dockets to Carol Gallagher; telephone: 301-415-
3463; email: [email protected]. For technical questions, contact 
the individual listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section of 
this document.
     NRC's Agencywide Documents Access and Management System 
(ADAMS): You may obtain publicly-available documents online in the 
ADAMS Public Documents collection at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html. To begin the search, select ``ADAMS Public Documents'' and 
then select ``Begin Web-based ADAMS Search.'' For problems with ADAMS, 
please contact the NRC's Public Document Room (PDR) reference staff at 
1-800-397-4209, 301-415-4737, or by email to [email protected]. The 
ADAMS accession number for each document referenced in this document 
(if that document is available in ADAMS) is provided the first time 
that a document is referenced.
     NRC's PDR: You may examine and purchase copies of public 
documents at the NRC's PDR, Room O1-F21, One White Flint North, 11555 
Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland 20852.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Thomas McLaughlin, Office of Nuclear 
Material Safety and Safeguards, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, 
Washington DC 20555-0001; telephone: 301-415-5869, email: 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Introduction

    The NRC has received, by letter dated January 22, 2015 (ADAMS 
Accession No. ML15033A453), an application from United Nuclear 
Corporation to amend Materials License No. SUA-1475. The

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application was amended by email dated January 29, 2015 (ADAMS 
Accession No. ML15041A475), after a phone call from NRC staff 
requesting a clarification. The amendment would change License 
Conditions 30.A and 30.C. These changes are administrative in nature. 
The change to License Condition 30.A would add two monitoring wells 
that are currently being used to sample ground water. The change to 
License Condition 30.C would update the language and remove tasks that 
have already been accomplished and will not need to be repeated in the 
future. No safety evaluation report or environmental assessment will be 
completed for these changes.

II. Opportunity To Request a Hearing and Petition for Leave To 
Intervene

    Within 60 days after the date of publication of this notice, any 
person(s) whose interest may be affected by this action may file a 
request for a hearing and a petition to intervene with respect to 
issuance of the amendment to the subject facility operating license or 
combined license. Requests for a hearing and a petition for leave to 
intervene shall be filed in accordance with the Commission's ``Agency 
Rules of Practice and Procedure'' in 10 CFR part 2. Interested 
person(s) should consult a current copy of 10 CFR 2.309, which is 
available at the NRC's PDR, located in One White Flint North, Room O1-
F21 (first floor), 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland 20852. The 
NRC's regulations are accessible electronically from the NRC Library on 
the NRC's Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-collections/cfr/. If a request for a hearing or petition for leave to intervene is 
filed within 60 days, the Commission or a presiding officer designated 
by the Commission or by the Chief Administrative Judge of the Atomic 
Safety and Licensing Board Panel will rule on the request and/or 
petition. The Secretary or the Chief Administrative Judge of the Atomic 
Safety and Licensing Board will issue a notice of hearing or an 
appropriate order.
    As required by 10 CFR 2.309, a petition for leave to intervene 
shall set forth, with particularity, the interest of the petitioner in 
the proceeding and how that interest may be affected by the results of 
the proceeding. The petition should specifically explain the reasons 
why intervention should be permitted, with particular reference to the 
following general requirements: (1) The name, address, and telephone 
number of the requestor or petitioner; (2) the nature of the 
requestor's/petitioner's right under the Act to be made a party to the 
proceeding; (3) the nature and extent of the requestor's/petitioner's 
property, financial, or other interest in the proceeding; and (4) the 
possible effect of any decision or order which may be entered in the 
proceeding on the requestor's/petitioner's interest. The petition must 
also set forth the specific contentions which the requestor/petitioner 
seeks to have litigated at the proceeding.
    Each contention must consist of a specific statement of the issue 
of law or fact to be raised or controverted. In addition, the 
requestor/petitioner shall provide a brief explanation of the bases for 
the contention and a concise statement of the alleged facts or expert 
opinion that support the contention and on which the requestor/
petitioner intends to rely in proving the contention at the hearing. 
The requestor/petitioner must also provide references to those specific 
sources and documents of which the petitioner is aware and on which the 
requestor/petitioner intends to rely to establish those facts or expert 
opinion. The petition must include sufficient information to show that 
a genuine dispute exists with the applicant on a material issue of law 
or fact. Contentions shall be limited to matters within the scope of 
the amendment under consideration. The contention must be one which, if 
proven, would entitle the requestor/petitioner to relief. A requestor/
petitioner who fails to satisfy these requirements with respect to at 
least one contention will not be permitted to participate as a party.
    Those permitted to intervene become parties to the proceeding, 
subject to any limitations in the order granting leave to intervene, 
and have the opportunity to participate fully in the conduct of the 
hearing with respect to resolution of that person's admitted 
contentions, including the opportunity to present evidence and to 
submit a cross-examination plan for cross-examination of witnesses, 
consistent with NRC regulations, policies, and procedures. The Atomic 
Safety and Licensing Board will set the time and place for any 
prehearing conferences and evidentiary hearings, and the appropriate 
notices will be provided.
    Petitions for leave to intervene must be filed no later than 60 
days from the date of publication of this notice. Requests for hearing, 
petitions for leave to intervene, and motions for leave to file new or 
amended contentions that are filed after the 60-day deadline will not 
be entertained absent a determination by the presiding officer that the 
filing demonstrates good cause by satisfying the three factors in 10 
CFR 2.309(c)(1)(i)-(iii).
    A State, local governmental body, Federally-recognized Indian 
tribe, or agency thereof, may submit a petition to the Commission to 
participate as a party under 10 CFR 2.309(h)(1). The petition should 
state the nature and extent of the petitioner's interest in the 
proceeding. The petition should be submitted to the Commission by June 
29, 2015. The petition must be filed in accordance with the filing 
instructions in the ``Electronic Submissions (E-Filing)'' section of 
this document, and should meet the requirements for petitions for leave 
to intervene set forth in this section, except that under Sec.  
2.309(h)(2) a State, local governmental body, or Federally-recognized 
Indian tribe, or agency thereof does not need to address the standing 
requirements in 10 CFR 2.309(d) if the facility is located within its 
boundaries. A State, local governmental body, Federally-recognized 
Indian tribe, or agency thereof may also have the opportunity to 
participate under 10 CFR 2.315(c).
    If a hearing is granted, any person who does not wish, or is not 
qualified, to become a party to the proceeding may, in the discretion 
of the presiding officer, be permitted to make a limited appearance 
pursuant to the provisions of 10 CFR 2.315(a). A person making a 
limited appearance may make an oral or written statement of position on 
the issues, but may not otherwise participate in the proceeding. A 
limited appearance may be made at any session of the hearing or at any 
prehearing conference, subject to the limits and conditions as may be 
imposed by the presiding officer. Persons desiring to make a limited 
appearance are requested to inform the Secretary of the Commission by 
June 29, 2015.

III. Electronic Submissions (E-Filing)

    All documents filed in NRC adjudicatory proceedings, including a 
request for hearing, a petition for leave to intervene, any motion or 
other document filed in the proceeding prior to the submission of a 
request for hearing or petition to intervene, and documents filed by 
interested governmental entities participating under 10 CFR 2.315(c), 
must be filed in accordance with the NRC's E-Filing rule (72 FR 49139; 
August 28, 2007). The E-Filing process requires participants to submit 
and serve all adjudicatory documents over the internet, or in some 
cases to mail copies on electronic storage media. Participants may not 
submit paper copies of their filings unless they seek an exemption in

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accordance with the procedures described below.
    To comply with the procedural requirements of E-Filing, at least 
ten 10 days prior to the filing deadline, the participant should 
contact the Office of the Secretary by email at [email protected], 
or by telephone at 301-415-1677, to request (1) a digital 
identification (ID) certificate, which allows the participant (or its 
counsel or representative) to digitally sign documents and access the 
E-Submittal server for any proceeding in which it is participating; and 
(2) advise the Secretary that the participant will be submitting a 
request or petition for hearing (even in instances in which the 
participant, or its counsel or representative, already holds an NRC-
issued digital ID certificate). Based upon this information, the 
Secretary will establish an electronic docket for the hearing in this 
proceeding if the Secretary has not already established an electronic 
docket.
    Information about applying for a digital ID certificate is 
available on the NRC's public Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/site-help/e-submittals/getting-started.html. System requirements for accessing 
the E-Submittal server are detailed in the NRC's ``Guidance for 
Electronic Submission,'' which is available on the agency's public Web 
site at http://www.nrc.gov/site-help/e-submittals.html. Participants 
may attempt to use other software not listed on the Web site, but 
should note that the NRC's E-Filing system does not support unlisted 
software, and the NRC Meta System Help Desk will not be able to offer 
assistance in using unlisted software.
    If a participant is electronically submitting a document to the NRC 
in accordance with the E-Filing rule, the participant must file the 
document using the NRC's online, Web-based submission form. In order to 
serve documents through the Electronic Information Exchange System, 
users will be required to install a Web browser plug-in from the NRC's 
Web site. Further information on the Web-based submission form, 
including the installation of the Web browser plug-in, is available on 
the NRC's public Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/site-help/e-submittals.html.
    Once a participant has obtained a digital ID certificate and a 
docket has been created, the participant can then submit a request for 
hearing or petition for leave to intervene. Submissions should be in 
Portable Document Format (PDF) in accordance with NRC guidance 
available on the NRC's public Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/site-help/e-submittals.html. A filing is considered complete at the time the 
documents are submitted through the NRC's E-Filing system. To be 
timely, an electronic filing must be submitted to the E-Filing system 
no later than 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on the due date. Upon receipt of 
a transmission, the E-Filing system time-stamps the document and sends 
the submitter an email notice confirming receipt of the document. The 
E-Filing system also distributes an email notice that provides access 
to the document to the NRC's Office of the General Counsel and any 
others who have advised the Office of the Secretary that they wish to 
participate in the proceeding, so that the filer need not serve the 
documents on those participants separately. Therefore, applicants and 
other participants (or their counsel or representative) must apply for 
and receive a digital ID certificate before a hearing request/petition 
to intervene is filed so that they can obtain access to the document 
via the E-Filing system.
    A person filing electronically using the NRC's adjudicatory E-
Filing system may seek assistance by contacting the NRC Meta System 
Help Desk through the ``Contact Us'' link located on the NRC's public 
Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/site-help/e-submittals.html, by email to 
[email protected], or by a toll-free call at 1-866-672-7640. The 
NRC Meta System Help Desk is available between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m., 
Eastern Time, Monday through Friday, excluding government holidays.
    Participants who believe that they have a good cause for not 
submitting documents electronically must file an exemption request, in 
accordance with 10 CFR 2.302(g), with their initial paper filing 
requesting authorization to continue to submit documents in paper 
format. Such filings must be submitted by: (1) First class mail 
addressed to the Office of the Secretary of the Commission, U.S. 
Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001, Attention: 
Rulemaking and Adjudications Staff; or (2) courier, express mail, or 
expedited delivery service to the Office of the Secretary, Sixteenth 
Floor, One White Flint North, 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville, 
Maryland, 20852, Attention: Rulemaking and Adjudications Staff. 
Participants filing a document in this manner are responsible for 
serving the document on all other participants. Filing is considered 
complete by first-class mail as of the time of deposit in the mail, or 
by courier, express mail, or expedited delivery service upon depositing 
the document with the provider of the service. A presiding officer, 
having granted an exemption request from using E-Filing, may require a 
participant or party to use E-Filing if the presiding officer 
subsequently determines that the reason for granting the exemption from 
use of E-Filing no longer exists.
    Documents submitted in adjudicatory proceedings will appear in the 
NRC's electronic hearing docket which is available to the public at 
http://ehd1.nrc.gov/ehd/, unless excluded pursuant to an order of the 
Commission, or the presiding officer. Participants are requested not to 
include personal privacy information, such as social security numbers, 
home addresses, or home phone numbers in their filings, unless an NRC 
regulation or other law requires submission of such information. 
However, a request to intervene will require including information on 
local residence in order to demonstrate a proximity assertion of 
interest in the proceeding. With respect to copyrighted works, except 
for limited excerpts that serve the purpose of the adjudicatory filings 
and would constitute a Fair Use application, participants are requested 
not to include copyrighted materials in their submission.

    Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 14th day of April, 2015.
    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Andrew Persinko,
Deputy Director, Division of Decommissioning, Uranium Recovery, and 
Waste Programs, Office of Nuclear Material Safety, and Safeguards.
[FR Doc. 2015-10129 Filed 4-29-15; 8:45 am]
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                                                     • Federal Rulemaking Web site: Go to                    This RG 1.1 provides guidance on                   Corporation for an amendment of
                                                  http://www.regulations.gov and search                   meeting the requirements in part 50,                  Materials License No. SUA–1475. The
                                                  for Docket ID NRC–2015–0107. Address                    appendix A of Title 10 of the Code of                 amendment would change License
                                                  questions about NRC dockets to Carol                    Federal Regulations (10 CFR), General                 Condition 30.A by adding two new
                                                  Gallagher; telephone: 301–415–3463;                     Design Criteria (GDC), GDC 35,                        monitoring wells that are already in
                                                  email: Carol.Gallagher@nrc.gov. For                     ‘‘Emergency Core Cooling,’’ and GDC                   service, and License Condition 30.C by
                                                  technical questions, contact the                        38, ‘‘Containment Heat Removal.’’ The                 removing requirements for work that
                                                  individual(s) listed in the FOR FURTHER                 GDC 35 and 38 require that the                        has been completed. These changes are
                                                  INFORMATION CONTACT section of this                     emergency cooling and containment                     administrative in nature.
                                                  document.                                               heat removal systems be capable of                    DATES: A request for a hearing or
                                                     • NRC’s Agencywide Documents                         accomplishing their required safety                   petition for leave to intervene must be
                                                  Access and Management System                            functions assuming loss of offsite power              filed by June 29, 2015.
                                                  (ADAMS): You may obtain publicly-                       and single failure. The ability to                    ADDRESSES: Please refer to Docket ID
                                                  available documents online in the                       accomplish these safety functions                     NRC–2013–0036 when contacting the
                                                  ADAMS Public Documents collection at                    reliably depends in part on the proper                NRC about the availability of
                                                  http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/                          performance of system pumps which, in                 information regarding this document.
                                                  adams.html. To begin the search, select                 turn, depends on the conditions under                 You may obtain publicly-available
                                                  ‘‘ADAMS Public Documents’’ and then                     which the pumps must operate. One of                  information related to this document
                                                  select ‘‘Begin Web-based ADAMS                          these conditions is suction pressure and              using any of the following methods:
                                                  Search.’’ For problems with ADAMS,                      the closely related characteristic net                   • Federal Rulemaking Web site: Go to
                                                  please contact the NRC’s Public                         positive suction head. The information                http://www.regulations.gov and search
                                                  Document Room (PDR) reference staff at                  in RG 1.82 has been updated from                      for Docket ID NRC–2013–0036. Address
                                                  1–800–397–4209, 301–415–4737, or by                     extensive reviews of the emergency core               questions about NRC dockets to Carol
                                                  email to pdr.resource@nrc.gov. The                      cooling system recirculation systems                  Gallagher; telephone: 301–415–3463;
                                                  ADAMS accession number for each                         which have reduced the uncertainties                  email: Carol.Gallagher@nrc.gov. For
                                                  document referenced (if it available in                 contained in modeling studies of these                technical questions, contact the
                                                  ADAMS) is provided the first time that                  systems. The NRC staff has determined                 individual listed in the FOR FURTHER
                                                  a document is referenced.                               that the RG 1.82 guidance is more                     INFORMATION CONTACT section of this
                                                     • NRC’s PDR: You may examine and                     thorough and provides the needed detail
                                                  purchase copies of public documents at                                                                        document.
                                                  the NRC’s PDR, Room O1–F21, One
                                                                                                          to allow consideration of nuances in                     • NRC’s Agencywide Documents
                                                                                                          design which were not contemplated                    Access and Management System
                                                  White Flint North, 11555 Rockville                      when RG 1.1 was written in 1970.
                                                  Pike, Rockville, Maryland 20852.                                                                              (ADAMS): You may obtain publicly-
                                                                                                             The guidance from RG 1.1 pertaining                available documents online in the
                                                  FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:                        to suction pressure and net positive                  ADAMS Public Documents collection at
                                                  Ahsan Sallman, Office of Nuclear                        suction head has been incorporated into               http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/
                                                  Reactor Regulation, telephone: 310–                     RG 1.82, ‘‘Water Sources for Long-Term                adams.html. To begin the search, select
                                                  415–2380 email: Ahsan.Sallman@                          Recirculation Cooling Following a Loss-               ‘‘ADAMS Public Documents’’ and then
                                                  nrc.gov, and Richard Jervey, Office of                  of-Coolant Accident,’’ which includes                 select ‘‘Begin Web-based ADAMS
                                                  Nuclear Regulatory Research, telephone:                 detailed guidance related to emergency                Search.’’ For problems with ADAMS,
                                                  301–251–7404, email: Richard.Jervey@                    cooling systems. The RG 1.1 is                        please contact the NRC’s Public
                                                  nrc.gov. Both are staff of the U.S.                     superseded by RG 1.82.
                                                  Nuclear Regulatory Commission,                                                                                Document Room (PDR) reference staff at
                                                  Washington, DC 20555–0001.                                 Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 23rd day        1–800–397–4209, 301–415–4737, or by
                                                                                                          of April, 2015.                                       email to pdr.resource@nrc.gov. The
                                                  SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
                                                                                                             For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.             ADAMS accession number for each
                                                  I. Introduction                                         Thomas H. Boyce,                                      document referenced in this document
                                                     The NRC is withdrawing RG 1.1                        Chief, Regulatory Guidance and Generic                (if that document is available in
                                                  because its guidance has been                           Issues Branch, Division of Engineering, Office        ADAMS) is provided the first time that
                                                  incorporated into RG 1.82, ‘‘Water                      of Nuclear Regulatory Research.                       a document is referenced.
                                                  Sources for Long-Term Recirculation                     [FR Doc. 2015–10076 Filed 4–29–15; 8:45 am]              • NRC’s PDR: You may examine and
                                                  Cooling Following a Loss-of-Coolant                     BILLING CODE 7590–01–P
                                                                                                                                                                purchase copies of public documents at
                                                  Accident.’’                                                                                                   the NRC’s PDR, Room O1–F21, One
                                                                                                                                                                White Flint North, 11555 Rockville
                                                  II. Further Information                                 NUCLEAR REGULATORY                                    Pike, Rockville, Maryland 20852.
                                                     The withdrawal of RG 1.1 does not                    COMMISSION                                            FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
                                                  alter any prior or existing licensing                                                                         Thomas McLaughlin, Office of Nuclear
                                                  commitments based on its use.                           [Docket No. 40–8907, NRC–2013–0036]                   Material Safety and Safeguards, U.S.
                                                  Although a regulatory guide is                                                                                Nuclear Regulatory Commission,
                                                                                                          United Nuclear Corporation; Church
                                                  withdrawn, its use in existing licenses                                                                       Washington DC 20555–0001; telephone:
                                                                                                          Rock Facility
                                                  is still valid, and changes to the licenses                                                                   301–415–5869, email:
                                                  can be accomplished using other                         AGENCY:  Nuclear Regulatory                           Thomas.McLaughlin@nrc.gov.
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                                                  regulatory products. Withdrawal of an                   Commission.                                           SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
                                                  RG means that the guide no longer                       ACTION: License amendment application;
                                                  provides useful information or has been                                                                       I. Introduction
                                                                                                          opportunity to request a hearing and to
                                                  superseded by other guidance,                           petition for leave to intervene.                         The NRC has received, by letter dated
                                                  technological innovations,                                                                                    January 22, 2015 (ADAMS Accession
                                                  congressional actions, or other events. A               SUMMARY:  The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory                 No. ML15033A453), an application from
                                                  withdrawn guide should not be used for                  Commission (NRC) has received an                      United Nuclear Corporation to amend
                                                  future NRC licensing activities.                        application from United Nuclear                       Materials License No. SUA–1475. The


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                                                  application was amended by email                        to the proceeding; (3) the nature and                 by satisfying the three factors in 10 CFR
                                                  dated January 29, 2015 (ADAMS                           extent of the requestor’s/petitioner’s                2.309(c)(1)(i)–(iii).
                                                  Accession No. ML15041A475), after a                     property, financial, or other interest in                A State, local governmental body,
                                                  phone call from NRC staff requesting a                  the proceeding; and (4) the possible                  Federally-recognized Indian tribe, or
                                                  clarification. The amendment would                      effect of any decision or order which                 agency thereof, may submit a petition to
                                                  change License Conditions 30.A and                      may be entered in the proceeding on the               the Commission to participate as a party
                                                  30.C. These changes are administrative                  requestor’s/petitioner’s interest. The                under 10 CFR 2.309(h)(1). The petition
                                                  in nature. The change to License                        petition must also set forth the specific             should state the nature and extent of the
                                                  Condition 30.A would add two                            contentions which the requestor/                      petitioner’s interest in the proceeding.
                                                  monitoring wells that are currently                     petitioner seeks to have litigated at the             The petition should be submitted to the
                                                  being used to sample ground water. The                  proceeding.                                           Commission by June 29, 2015. The
                                                  change to License Condition 30.C would                     Each contention must consist of a                  petition must be filed in accordance
                                                  update the language and remove tasks                    specific statement of the issue of law or             with the filing instructions in the
                                                  that have already been accomplished                     fact to be raised or controverted. In                 ‘‘Electronic Submissions (E-Filing)’’
                                                  and will not need to be repeated in the                 addition, the requestor/petitioner shall              section of this document, and should
                                                  future. No safety evaluation report or                  provide a brief explanation of the bases              meet the requirements for petitions for
                                                  environmental assessment will be                        for the contention and a concise                      leave to intervene set forth in this
                                                  completed for these changes.                            statement of the alleged facts or expert              section, except that under § 2.309(h)(2)
                                                  II. Opportunity To Request a Hearing                    opinion that support the contention and               a State, local governmental body, or
                                                  and Petition for Leave To Intervene                     on which the requestor/petitioner                     Federally-recognized Indian tribe, or
                                                                                                          intends to rely in proving the contention             agency thereof does not need to address
                                                     Within 60 days after the date of                     at the hearing. The requestor/petitioner              the standing requirements in 10 CFR
                                                  publication of this notice, any person(s)
                                                                                                          must also provide references to those                 2.309(d) if the facility is located within
                                                  whose interest may be affected by this
                                                                                                          specific sources and documents of                     its boundaries. A State, local
                                                  action may file a request for a hearing
                                                                                                          which the petitioner is aware and on                  governmental body, Federally-
                                                  and a petition to intervene with respect
                                                                                                          which the requestor/petitioner intends                recognized Indian tribe, or agency
                                                  to issuance of the amendment to the
                                                                                                          to rely to establish those facts or expert            thereof may also have the opportunity to
                                                  subject facility operating license or
                                                                                                          opinion. The petition must include                    participate under 10 CFR 2.315(c).
                                                  combined license. Requests for a
                                                                                                          sufficient information to show that a                    If a hearing is granted, any person
                                                  hearing and a petition for leave to
                                                                                                          genuine dispute exists with the                       who does not wish, or is not qualified,
                                                  intervene shall be filed in accordance
                                                                                                          applicant on a material issue of law or               to become a party to the proceeding
                                                  with the Commission’s ‘‘Agency Rules
                                                  of Practice and Procedure’’ in 10 CFR                   fact. Contentions shall be limited to                 may, in the discretion of the presiding
                                                  part 2. Interested person(s) should                     matters within the scope of the                       officer, be permitted to make a limited
                                                  consult a current copy of 10 CFR 2.309,                 amendment under consideration. The                    appearance pursuant to the provisions
                                                  which is available at the NRC’s PDR,                    contention must be one which, if                      of 10 CFR 2.315(a). A person making a
                                                  located in One White Flint North, Room                  proven, would entitle the requestor/                  limited appearance may make an oral or
                                                  O1–F21 (first floor), 11555 Rockville                   petitioner to relief. A requestor/                    written statement of position on the
                                                  Pike, Rockville, Maryland 20852. The                    petitioner who fails to satisfy these                 issues, but may not otherwise
                                                  NRC’s regulations are accessible                        requirements with respect to at least one             participate in the proceeding. A limited
                                                  electronically from the NRC Library on                  contention will not be permitted to                   appearance may be made at any session
                                                  the NRC’s Web site at http://                           participate as a party.                               of the hearing or at any prehearing
                                                  www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-                                Those permitted to intervene become                conference, subject to the limits and
                                                  collections/cfr/. If a request for a hearing            parties to the proceeding, subject to any             conditions as may be imposed by the
                                                  or petition for leave to intervene is filed             limitations in the order granting leave to            presiding officer. Persons desiring to
                                                  within 60 days, the Commission or a                     intervene, and have the opportunity to                make a limited appearance are
                                                  presiding officer designated by the                     participate fully in the conduct of the               requested to inform the Secretary of the
                                                  Commission or by the Chief                              hearing with respect to resolution of                 Commission by June 29, 2015.
                                                  Administrative Judge of the Atomic                      that person’s admitted contentions,
                                                                                                          including the opportunity to present                  III. Electronic Submissions (E-Filing)
                                                  Safety and Licensing Board Panel will
                                                  rule on the request and/or petition. The                evidence and to submit a cross-                         All documents filed in NRC
                                                  Secretary or the Chief Administrative                   examination plan for cross-examination                adjudicatory proceedings, including a
                                                  Judge of the Atomic Safety and                          of witnesses, consistent with NRC                     request for hearing, a petition for leave
                                                  Licensing Board will issue a notice of                  regulations, policies, and procedures.                to intervene, any motion or other
                                                  hearing or an appropriate order.                        The Atomic Safety and Licensing Board                 document filed in the proceeding prior
                                                     As required by 10 CFR 2.309, a                       will set the time and place for any                   to the submission of a request for
                                                  petition for leave to intervene shall set               prehearing conferences and evidentiary                hearing or petition to intervene, and
                                                  forth, with particularity, the interest of              hearings, and the appropriate notices                 documents filed by interested
                                                  the petitioner in the proceeding and                    will be provided.                                     governmental entities participating
                                                  how that interest may be affected by the                   Petitions for leave to intervene must              under 10 CFR 2.315(c), must be filed in
                                                  results of the proceeding. The petition                 be filed no later than 60 days from the               accordance with the NRC’s E-Filing rule
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                                                  should specifically explain the reasons                 date of publication of this notice.                   (72 FR 49139; August 28, 2007). The E-
                                                  why intervention should be permitted,                   Requests for hearing, petitions for leave             Filing process requires participants to
                                                  with particular reference to the                        to intervene, and motions for leave to                submit and serve all adjudicatory
                                                  following general requirements: (1) The                 file new or amended contentions that                  documents over the internet, or in some
                                                  name, address, and telephone number of                  are filed after the 60-day deadline will              cases to mail copies on electronic
                                                  the requestor or petitioner; (2) the                    not be entertained absent a                           storage media. Participants may not
                                                  nature of the requestor’s/petitioner’s                  determination by the presiding officer                submit paper copies of their filings
                                                  right under the Act to be made a party                  that the filing demonstrates good cause               unless they seek an exemption in


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                                                  accordance with the procedures                          at http://www.nrc.gov/site-help/e-                    depositing the document with the
                                                  described below.                                        submittals.html. A filing is considered               provider of the service. A presiding
                                                     To comply with the procedural                        complete at the time the documents are                officer, having granted an exemption
                                                  requirements of E-Filing, at least ten 10               submitted through the NRC’s E-Filing                  request from using E-Filing, may require
                                                  days prior to the filing deadline, the                  system. To be timely, an electronic                   a participant or party to use E-Filing if
                                                  participant should contact the Office of                filing must be submitted to the E-Filing              the presiding officer subsequently
                                                  the Secretary by email at                               system no later than 11:59 p.m. Eastern               determines that the reason for granting
                                                  hearing.docket@nrc.gov, or by telephone                 Time on the due date. Upon receipt of                 the exemption from use of E-Filing no
                                                  at 301–415–1677, to request (1) a digital               a transmission, the E-Filing system                   longer exists.
                                                  identification (ID) certificate, which                  time-stamps the document and sends                      Documents submitted in adjudicatory
                                                  allows the participant (or its counsel or               the submitter an email notice                         proceedings will appear in the NRC’s
                                                  representative) to digitally sign                       confirming receipt of the document. The               electronic hearing docket which is
                                                  documents and access the E-Submittal                    E-Filing system also distributes an email             available to the public at http://
                                                  server for any proceeding in which it is                notice that provides access to the                    ehd1.nrc.gov/ehd/, unless excluded
                                                  participating; and (2) advise the                       document to the NRC’s Office of the                   pursuant to an order of the Commission,
                                                  Secretary that the participant will be                  General Counsel and any others who                    or the presiding officer. Participants are
                                                  submitting a request or petition for                    have advised the Office of the Secretary              requested not to include personal
                                                  hearing (even in instances in which the                 that they wish to participate in the                  privacy information, such as social
                                                  participant, or its counsel or                          proceeding, so that the filer need not                security numbers, home addresses, or
                                                  representative, already holds an NRC-                   serve the documents on those                          home phone numbers in their filings,
                                                  issued digital ID certificate). Based upon              participants separately. Therefore,                   unless an NRC regulation or other law
                                                  this information, the Secretary will                    applicants and other participants (or                 requires submission of such
                                                  establish an electronic docket for the                  their counsel or representative) must                 information. However, a request to
                                                  hearing in this proceeding if the                       apply for and receive a digital ID                    intervene will require including
                                                  Secretary has not already established an                certificate before a hearing request/                 information on local residence in order
                                                  electronic docket.                                      petition to intervene is filed so that they           to demonstrate a proximity assertion of
                                                     Information about applying for a                     can obtain access to the document via                 interest in the proceeding. With respect
                                                  digital ID certificate is available on the              the E-Filing system.                                  to copyrighted works, except for limited
                                                  NRC’s public Web site at http://                           A person filing electronically using               excerpts that serve the purpose of the
                                                  www.nrc.gov/site-help/e-submittals/                     the NRC’s adjudicatory E-Filing system                adjudicatory filings and would
                                                  getting-started.html. System                            may seek assistance by contacting the                 constitute a Fair Use application,
                                                  requirements for accessing the E-                       NRC Meta System Help Desk through                     participants are requested not to include
                                                  Submittal server are detailed in the                    the ‘‘Contact Us’’ link located on the                copyrighted materials in their
                                                  NRC’s ‘‘Guidance for Electronic                         NRC’s public Web site at http://                      submission.
                                                  Submission,’’ which is available on the                 www.nrc.gov/site-help/e-
                                                  agency’s public Web site at http://                     submittals.html, by email to                            Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 14th day
                                                  www.nrc.gov/site-help/e-                                MSHD.Resource@nrc.gov, or by a toll-                  of April, 2015.
                                                  submittals.html. Participants may                                                                               For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
                                                                                                          free call at 1–866–672–7640. The NRC
                                                  attempt to use other software not listed                Meta System Help Desk is available                    Andrew Persinko,
                                                  on the Web site, but should note that the               between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m., Eastern                    Deputy Director, Division of
                                                  NRC’s E-Filing system does not support                  Time, Monday through Friday,                          Decommissioning, Uranium Recovery, and
                                                  unlisted software, and the NRC Meta                                                                           Waste Programs, Office of Nuclear Material
                                                                                                          excluding government holidays.
                                                                                                                                                                Safety, and Safeguards.
                                                  System Help Desk will not be able to                       Participants who believe that they
                                                  offer assistance in using unlisted                      have a good cause for not submitting                  [FR Doc. 2015–10129 Filed 4–29–15; 8:45 am]
                                                  software.                                               documents electronically must file an                 BILLING CODE 7590–01–P
                                                     If a participant is electronically                   exemption request, in accordance with
                                                  submitting a document to the NRC in                     10 CFR 2.302(g), with their initial paper
                                                  accordance with the E-Filing rule, the                  filing requesting authorization to                    OFFICE OF SCIENCE AND
                                                  participant must file the document                      continue to submit documents in paper                 TECHNOLOGY POLICY
                                                  using the NRC’s online, Web-based                       format. Such filings must be submitted
                                                  submission form. In order to serve                      by: (1) First class mail addressed to the             National Science and Technology
                                                  documents through the Electronic                        Office of the Secretary of the                        Council; National Space Weather
                                                  Information Exchange System, users                      Commission, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory                   Strategy
                                                  will be required to install a Web                       Commission, Washington, DC 20555–
                                                  browser plug-in from the NRC’s Web                      0001, Attention: Rulemaking and                       ACTION:   Notice for public comment.
                                                  site. Further information on the Web-                   Adjudications Staff; or (2) courier,                  SUMMARY:  The National Science and
                                                  based submission form, including the                    express mail, or expedited delivery                   Technology Council; Committee on
                                                  installation of the Web browser plug-in,                service to the Office of the Secretary,               Environment, Natural Resources, and
                                                  is available on the NRC’s public Web                    Sixteenth Floor, One White Flint North,               Sustainability; Subcommittee on
                                                  site at http://www.nrc.gov/site-help/e-                 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville,                      Disaster Reduction requests public
                                                  submittals.html.                                        Maryland, 20852, Attention:                           comments on the draft 2015 National
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                                                     Once a participant has obtained a                    Rulemaking and Adjudications Staff.                   Space Weather Strategy: http://
                                                  digital ID certificate and a docket has                 Participants filing a document in this                www.dhs.gov/national-space-weather-
                                                  been created, the participant can then                  manner are responsible for serving the                strategy.
                                                  submit a request for hearing or petition                document on all other participants.
                                                  for leave to intervene. Submissions                     Filing is considered complete by first-               DATES: Responses must be received by
                                                  should be in Portable Document Format                   class mail as of the time of deposit in               May 29, 2015 to be considered.
                                                  (PDF) in accordance with NRC guidance                   the mail, or by courier, express mail, or             ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
                                                  available on the NRC’s public Web site                  expedited delivery service upon                       by any of the following methods:


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Document Created: 2018-02-21 10:15:12
Document Modified: 2018-02-21 10:15:12
CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionLicense amendment application; opportunity to request a hearing and to petition for leave to intervene.
DatesA request for a hearing or petition for leave to intervene must be filed by June 29, 2015.
ContactThomas McLaughlin, Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington DC 20555-0001; telephone: 301-415-5869, email: [email protected]
FR Citation80 FR 24294 

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